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by richardwigley 12y ago
Interesting - in cricket there is a similar problem - the umpire has to judge if the ball was going to hit the wicket (similar problem to going 'over the plate'). They brought in a computer review system in and it also increased h
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Marching in Formation Raises Confidence and Changes Mindset(insidescience.org)
5 points by richardwigley 12y ago|0 comments
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Yeah, it is depressing in the UK - the usage of antibiotics on colds (i.e. of no value to most people with colds) has increased 40% this century even with a campaign to limit usage. I've personally spoken to a couple of GPs/Docs a
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Ebola: Experimental drug ZMapp is '100% effective' in animal trials(bbc.co.uk)
58 points by richardwigley 12y ago|47 comments
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Mysterious lightning flashes that appear to precede earthquakes could be sparked by movements in the ground below, US scientists say. ... "Our first suspicion was this has got to be a mistake. There must be something stupid we are doin
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by richardwigley 12y ago
BBC Updated the video to the 'better video' in @spacefight's link (the original was taken from a more distant vantage point). SpaceX Statement in full (copied from facebook page): Earlier today, in McGregor, Texas, SpaceX con
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SpaceX rocket explodes during testing over Texas(bbc.co.uk)
143 points by richardwigley 12y ago|87 comments
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by richardwigley 12y ago
It depends on your market - I know some people who are very 'afraid' to program, or think it's magical, and giving them something they know will build confidence for later on.
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by richardwigley 12y ago
There was a BBC video, a female reporter, went around looking at what was going on/wrong - they population didn't trust the government as they had been lied to about everything else - why should they trust the Government now? It i
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Why can towns afford expensively kitted SWAT Police? Firstly the US Gov bought a lot of equipment for the war on Terror and drugs and, secondly it can be profitable: "Rules on civil asset-forfeiture allow the police to seize anything w
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Or Flu in 2009 by Chinese - they kept people in their hotels [1]. I'm guessing the Journo wanted to 'big' the story up. [1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/05/02/idUSHKG2279
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by richardwigley 12y ago
This title could have been written by buzzfeed. I am interested in information and not hype (unless of course it really does read your mind!).
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by richardwigley 12y ago
The Spanish Priest treated with ZMapp died http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28754899
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Interesting move as this is an example of a drug with unknown efficacy in humans out in the wild. The arguments are ethics of untested drugs vs 'Ebola is killing at least half the people - how bad can it be?'
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Liberia to receive Zmapp drug to treat Ebola virus(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by richardwigley 12y ago|2 comments
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Plus video of the event - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28737091
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Def Con: The good, the bad and 'the Feds'(bbc.co.uk)
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Notorious computer security pioneer John McAfee has used a surprise appearance at a hacking conference to warn of threats against "freedom" thanks to privacy issues with technology. Speaking at Def Con in Las Vegas, Mr McAfee call
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John McAfee in surprise rant over Google and privacy(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by richardwigley 12y ago|1 comments
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by richardwigley 12y ago
When I use firefox it says 'too slow? try chrome' - it is much slower on firefox - is firefox that bad or is it just optimized for Chrome?
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by richardwigley 12y ago
(While we wait for expert views) I would say it was no different from any other medical trial (you would have two populations, one getting a treatment and one not getting it, and you would observe them and see if there was a statistically d
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by richardwigley 12y ago
"A clinical trial for patients with metastatic prostate cancer lasts only three years compared to an 18-year-long trial for those suffering from a milder, localised prostate cancer. Since a typical patent is in force for 20 years, firm
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Russia gang hacks 1.2B usernames and passwords(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by richardwigley 12y ago|0 comments
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A little video gaming 'linked to well-adjusted children'(bbc.co.uk)
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Microsoft ordered to hand over emails on Dublin server(bbc.co.uk)
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Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media(bbc.co.uk)
126 points by richardwigley 12y ago|164 comments
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by richardwigley 12y ago
The Aberdeen Bestiary I was looking for manuscripts with pictures - but bonus get the translations as well http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/ Of mice The mouse is a puny animal; its name, mus, comes from the Greek, the La
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Update to the story: "Meanwhile, in Nigeria, the health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said that all other passengers on board the flight with the infected man had been traced and were being monitored." Freetown, the Sierre Leone Capit
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by richardwigley 12y ago
Indeed, my 'theory' comment was a response to an infected case arriving on an airplane - which this is news story is an example of. I'm only aware of these cases (are there others?) Hence, I used theory until you've had
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by richardwigley 12y ago
The alert has been caused by a patient flying to Nigeria - the theory is that it isn't easy to catch Ebola [1] so this is a test. The disease has spread from Guinea to Liberia [2] so this would be a jump Eastward [3] [1] http:/&#

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